Vazhakkai Podi – Plantain Rice Mix
We have seen plantains in various forms – chips, roast, podimas or dry curry. While majority of these recipes use them as a side, there are few recipes that make use of plantains in a main dish. This recipe is simple, tasty and better yet, can be served with rice. This is one of those great old-time recipes that has been almost forgotten in our generation.
Ingredients
Toor dal – ¼ cup
Urad dal – 2 tbsp
Red chillies - 5
Asafoetida
Plantain – 2 small or 1 big
Method
Steam cook the plantains for 10 minutes until they are 3/4th done. Peel the skin, grate them into fairly bigger pieces. Grating them finer makes ‘em mushy. Set aside.
Dry roast the first four ingredients and grind them to a coarse powder. The spice mixture can be made ahead and refrigerated up to 3 months. Mix the spice mix with the grated plantains. Enjoy with rice and a tsp of sesame oil.
Nupur, this is my ‘V’ entry for your A-Z of Indian Vegetables series.
